Editing Fyffe, Alabama (section)

==History==
Fyffe was founded in the 1880s.<ref name=eoa /> The origin of the name "Fyffe" is obscure, though it was apparently suggested by the Postal Service when the post office was established.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=sqYfAAAAIBAJ&sjid=d9YEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1642%2C3237680 | title=Names often lend special air to places | work=Gadsden Times | date=June 17, 1984 | access-date=May 20, 2015 | author=Smith Katie | pages=B1}}</ref><ref name=eoa />  A high school was established shortly afterward in 1917.<ref name=eoa />

In 1959, Fyffe hosted the National Sacred Harp Singing Convention, a gathering of [[Sacred Harp]] musicians from around the region. Noted musicologist [[Alan Lomax]] recorded many of the performances at the convention.<ref name=eoa />

[[2011 Rainsville tornado|An EF5 tornado]] struck this city on [[2011 Super Outbreak|April 27, 2011]], touching down in [[Lakeview, Alabama|Lakeview]], initially causing structural damage to small buildings and snapping trees. It grew in intensity, causing major structural damage to several homes and buildings before moving on to [[Rainsville, Alabama|Rainsville]], where damage was even more extensive.